First & Last Queen of Hawai'i Reign: 1891 - 1893 Queen Lili'uokalani was the last monarch of Hawai'i. She was the first and only woman...

Mariana Bracetti Cuevas was a patriot and a leader of the Puerto Rico independence movement in the 1860s. She is credited with knitting...

Cécile Fatiman lived during the Haitian Revolution, but her contribution was much different. Rather than combat warfare, she participated...

Dandara dos Palmares was a legendary figure in Brazil who fought against slavery and racism in the 17th century. She was a fierce warrior...

Lucy Terry Prince was a Black orator, activist, mother, landowner, and poet. She was also the author of the first known work of African...

First Female Ruler in Human History Reign: Egypt from 2939–2929 BC Merneith was a queen of Ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty. Her...

Two Spirit Woman Chief Pine Leaf (Barcheeampe in Crow) was born around 1806, a member of the Gros Ventre, a neighboring tribe in the...

Mama Tingo, also known as Florinda Soriano Muñoz, was an Afro-Latina farmer and activist for farmers' rights in the Dominican Republic. ...

The Revolutionary Wordsmith Lola Rodríguez de Tió was a Puerto Rican poet, author, and political activist. She is considered to be...

The Fighting Tigress Sanité Bélair (born Suzanne Bélair), was a Haitian freedom fighter and revolutionary during the Haitian Revolution....

The Mirabal sisters were four sisters involved in a clandestine political movement against brutal Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo. On...

Julia De Burgos is one of the best-known and most celebrated poets in Puerto Rican culture. Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Julia Constanza

Mother of the Republic of Haiti Born in the Kingdom of Dahomey (currently Benin) about 1739, Abdaraya Toya was known to be a midwife, a...

Reign: 695 - 703 A.D. Dihya al-Kahina was an Amazigh (Berber) warrior-queen who led her people against the Arab invasion of North Africa...

Reign: 1576–1610 Queen Amina reigned over the ancient Hausa province of Zazzau, located in what is now known as the Kaduna State in...

The Forgotten Pharaoh Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Pharonic (18th) Dynasty of Kemet. Kemet or km.t is the ancient name of...

The Pregnant Rebel Solitude of Guadeloupe aka La Mulâtresse Solitude was a heroine in the fight against slavery on Guadeloupe. Solitude...

Carlota was an African born women of Lucumí - Yoruba origin. She was kidnapped as a child and brought from West Africa to Cuba. She...

Queen Nanny of the Maroons, although largely ignored in historical references, remains one of the most important figures in Maroon...

Marie-Jeanne - A Heroine in the Haitian War of Independence Marie-Jeanne Lamartiniére is one of the most celebrated historical figures in...